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Pritzker: fully vaxed Illinoisans may mostly relax mask wearing
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health on Monday announced the state will follow current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance regarding mas...
May 17, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 5/17: new cases under 1k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- With the state of Illinois officially in the Bridge Phase of Restore Illinois and marching towards a full reopening by mid-June, the Illinois Department of Public Health on Monday...
May 17, 2021 Midwest Communications
Illinois offering housing assistance for renters and landlords
CHICAGO -- Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker on Monday announced $1.5 billion in assistance for renters and landlords that have struggled during the pandemic. Through the Illinois Rental Payment Program, the...
May 17, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Jason Aldean returns to Peoria in October
PEORIA, Ill. -- Country star Jason Aldean will be coming back to the Peoria Civic Center in October. Aldean's performance is set for Thursday, October 7, with venue pre-sale tickets available on Thurs...
May 17, 2021 (jasonaldean.com)
Households including most U.S. children to get monthly stimulus payment
(Reuters) - A poverty-fighting measure included in the COVID-19 relief bill passed this year will deliver monthly payments to households including 88% of children in the United States, starting in Jul...
May 17, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks inside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
State COVID roundup 5/16: Positivity rate falls to 2.4%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Sunday reported 1,248 new cases of COVID-19, including 24 additional deaths. As of Saturday night, 1,581 Illinois residents were...
May 17, 2021 Midwest Communications
Israeli air strikes hit Gaza as fighting enters second week
GAZA/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Israel bombed what it said were underground tunnels used by Hamas and Palestinian militants fired rocket barrages at Israeli cities as fighting spilled into a second week on M...
May 17, 2021 A man stands near a burning sponge factory after it was hit by Israeli artillery shells, according to witnesses, in the northern Gaza Strip May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Ashraf Abu Amrah
Update: Arrest made in Peoria stabbing
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called to the 1700 block of N. Great Oak at approximately 7:18 a.m. Sunday on reports of a stabbing. Officers found an adult female victim who had been stabbed in th...
May 16, 2021 MWC-PPD
Job fears, price spikes mean heartburn for Biden White House as economy revs up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - High unemployment. Rising prices. Gas lines. They're a bad memory for Americans old enough to remember the 1970s - but they're also likely causing a few sleepless nights in the ...
May 16, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden leaves after speaking about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response and the vaccination program from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 13, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Horse racing-Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit clears final drug test for Preakness
(Reuters) - Kentucky Derby-winning horse Medina Spirit will compete in Saturday's Preakness Stakes after clearing pre-race drug tests, race organizers said on Friday. The Bob Baffert-trained horse tes...
May 15, 2021 FILE PHOTO: May 1, 2021; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; John Velazquez guides Medina Spirit to win the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
